Kural Chronicles

KURAL 333

ARATHUPAAL

THURAVARAVIYAL

ADHIKAARAM 34: NILAIYAAMAI – UNSTABLE NATURE

அற்கா இயல்பிற்றுச் செல்வம் அதுபெற்றால்
அற்குப ஆங்கே செயல்.

Arkaa iyalbitru Selvam athupetraal

Arkuba aangae seyal

Wealth is unstable; It is perishable. So, if you gain wealth, use it immediately to do good deeds that will last forever.

Arkaa: unstable;  Iyalbu: nature;  Selvam: wealth;  Petraal: get or receive;  Arkuba: to endure;  Aangu: there;  Seyal: action.

Wealth, much like life, is here today and gone tomorrow. When you have wealth, understand well that it will not last forever. Stop thinking of how to hoard it. Instead, when you still have the wealth, use it wisely to help others. Do good deeds that will endure. Your name will endure on this earth in the hearts of men.